It's official...I have too many beads.

Backstory: I took Wed-Fri off this week for the express purpose of cleaning
my office, doing household paperwork and cleaning/organizing my bead room
and catching up on overdue repairs & projects.

It took all of Wednesday to clear off my desk, file, make phone calls,
clean, etc. my office. I mean all day, as in 8 AM until Midnight, breaks for
meals and Avner included.

So far today I swept, vacuumed and mopped the bead room floor (this is also
the cat's room). Set up 2 card tables, laid out & labeled some plastic
shoeboxes and brought in all the various bead, polyclay, fiber, etc. related
junk from all over the house and proceeded to sort it by type. Then I
started in on the loose stuff covering my worktable.

I have an entire shoebox of lampwork. I must have close to $500 or more in
lampwork in there. ACK! And there's more I would love to buy. I have a
serious lampwork problem, lol.
I have an entire shoebox of Swarvoski crystals and pearls.
I have an entire shoebox of misc. glass beads (Czech, etc.)
I have an entire shoebox of metal beads & findings (99% of these are
sterling).
I have an entire shoebox of stone beads and pearls.

This does not even count the 3 parts drawer systems I have on the worktable
which are full of every kind of bead known to man, practically. Nor does it
count the strands hanging from the bookrack. Plus, I still have to sort out
all my polyclay supplies and tools.

And I still need to start on projects and figure out how I"m going to store
the contents of all these shoeboxes!!

In all seriousness, how do you decide what to keep and what to sell? I've
got to sell off some of this stuff, there's just too much. But I'm scared
that I might *need* it, ya know?

Advice??

--
Barbara

When I am so lucky as to have your problem wit
--
~Candace~

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h beads, I shall look this htread up and use the advice someone is sure to
give.

"Barbara Forbes-Lyons" wrote in message
...
Backstory: I took Wed-Fri off this week for the express purpose of
cleaning my office, doing household paperwork and cleaning/organizing my
bead room and catching up on overdue repairs & projects.

It took all of Wednesday to clear off my desk, file, make phone calls,
clean, etc. my office. I mean all day, as in 8 AM until Midnight, breaks
for meals and Avner included.

So far today I swept, vacuumed and mopped the bead room floor (this is
also the cat's room). Set up 2 card tables, laid out & labeled some
plastic shoeboxes and brought in all the various bead, polyclay, fiber,
etc. related junk from all over the house and proceeded to sort it by
type. Then I started in on the loose stuff covering my worktable.

I have an entire shoebox of lampwork. I must have close to $500 or more in
lampwork in there. ACK! And there's more I would love to buy. I have a
serious lampwork problem, lol.
I have an entire shoebox of Swarvoski crystals and pearls.
I have an entire shoebox of misc. glass beads (Czech, etc.)
I have an entire shoebox of metal beads & findings (99% of these are
sterling).
I have an entire shoebox of stone beads and pearls.

This does not even count the 3 parts drawer systems I have on the
worktable which are full of every kind of bead known to man, practically.
Nor does it count the strands hanging from the bookrack. Plus, I still
have to sort out all my polyclay supplies and tools.

And I still need to start on projects and figure out how I"m going to
store the contents of all these shoeboxes!!

In all seriousness, how do you decide what to keep and what to sell? I've
got to sell off some of this stuff, there's just too much. But I'm scared
that I might *need* it, ya know?

Advice??

--
Barbara

Keep it all. Or send it to me. G

You have far less beads than many on here. If it's guilt bothering you, a
woman who makes jewelry to sell needs to have supplies to work with. Call it
inventory and don't feel guilty.

Cheri
(Bubbee to Emily and Nathan)

I know the feeling of maybe I'll need this - how can I get rid of it? I love
having stuff. lots of stuff. Maybe I'm materialistic, I don't know. I just
like having all 132 colors of green seedbeads. So what if I almost never use
them now. I just like knowing they're there if I need them. In case of
beading emergency.
-Ellen

I think guilt is a BIG part of it. I just look at it and think...wow, that's
a month's worth of groceries. You are right, I need inventory to make stuff
to sell. My goal is to make enough items to stock a booth at one of the
local markets come spring.

Barbara

"Cheri2Star" wrote in message
...
Keep it all. Or send it to me. G

You have far less beads than many on here. If it's guilt bothering you, a
woman who makes jewelry to sell needs to have supplies to work with. Call
it
inventory and don't feel guilty.

Cheri
(Bubbee to Emily and Nathan)

I don't think I could ever adequately answer that question, Kathy
But, um....any chance Bob ever found that package with the silver and pearls
in it? I'd still very much like to use the pearls on my gunmetal cuff :-)
*hopeful look*

--
~Candace~

Orphan Beads ~low cost and bartering for the financially challenged beader~
http://snipurl.com/6s4t

Princess Auctions ~please see for most current updates and auction
information~
http://snipurl.com/8s8o


"Kathy N-V" wrote in message
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On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 17:35:04 -0400, Candace~ wrote
(in message ) :

When I am so lucky as to have your problem with beads, I shall look this
htread up and use the advice someone is sure to give.


Candace, what do you need? I might (snerk) have a bead or three
kicking around.

Kathy N-V

In all seriousness, how do you decide what to keep and what to sell? I've
got to sell off some of this stuff, there's just too much. But I'm scared
that I might *need* it, ya know?

Advice??

Keep the good stuff. Sell the junk.

There is no such thing as too many beads. Just too many low-quality beads.
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

I think guilt is a BIG part of it. I just look at it and think...wow, that's
a month's worth of groceries.

HAHAHAHAHA!!!

A MONTH'S worth? Jeez. Honey, you are a lightweight! HAW-ing to beat the
band......
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

I just
like having all 132 colors of green seedbeads.

Just think of the leafy jewelry you can make! That's a pro thing. An amateur
would have twelve colors for such a job.
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce

I have an entire shoebox of lampwork. I must have close to $500 or more in
lampwork in there. ACK! And there's more I would love to buy. I have a
serious lampwork problem, lol.
I have an entire shoebox of Swarvoski crystals and pearls.
I have an entire shoebox of misc. glass beads (Czech, etc.)
I have an entire shoebox of metal beads & findings (99% of these are
sterling).
I have an entire shoebox of stone beads and pearls.

This does not even count the 3 parts drawer systems I have on the worktable
which are full of every kind of bead known to man, practically. Nor does it
count the strands hanging from the bookrack.

I don't get it. Why are you upset---? Because you don't have enough beads?

Because that's what it sounds like to me!
~~
Sooz
To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong. ~~Joseph Chilton
Pearce